Adoption of Ordinance No. 1958 amending UMC 2.01.200(D) regarding by-district elections, adjusting the boundaries of City Council Election Districts
On February 14, 2022 the City Council held the 4th public hearing in the redistricting process. At the public hearing the City Council directed staff to include draft map Plan 111 in the Ordinance, held the first reading by title only, waived further reading and introduced Ordinance No. 1958 amending Section 2.02.100(D) By-District Elections, Redrawing Council District Maps, and Confirming such revised Council District Boundaries. The second reading and adoption of Ordinance No. 1958 took place on February 28, 2022.
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City of Upland Redistricting Process
Every ten years, local governments use new census data to redraw their district lines to reflect how local populations have changed. Assembly Bill 849 (2019) requires cities and counties to engage communities in the redistricting process by holding public hearings and/or workshops and doing public outreach, including to non-English-speaking communities.
Redistricting determines which neighborhoods and communities are grouped together into a district for purposes of electing a councilmember.
The City Council will seek input in selecting the next district map for our City Council. You have an opportunity to share with the City Council how you think district boundaries should be drawn to best represent your community.
You can find a map of the City’s current Councilmember districts here.
A Community of Interest is a group of people that: share common social or economic interests, live in a geographically definable area, and should be included within a single district for purposes of effective and fair representation in future elections.
There are some communities of interest that are considered “protected classes” in that they have rights through state or federal civil rights or voting rights laws. Some examples of protected classes in districting would be ethnic and racial minorities.
There are other potential COI that can also be considered in redistricting, such as: senior citizens, college students, people who live in a particular neighborhood, or even people who share concerns such as parents with young children, bicycle enthusiasts, topic interest group, etc.
COI does not include relationships with political parties, incumbents, or political candidates.
Draw A Map
Redistricting is different than most issues that come before the City. Instead of being limited to stating your support or opposition to a City-prepared ordinance or resolution, you can draw a map yourself. The City held a virtual workshop on December 7, 2021 to demonstrate the mapping tool provided by the City's demographer. The tool was available from December 7, 2021 through January 27, 2022. Twelve maps were submitted for consideration by the City Council.
All submitted maps are posted below.
Proposed Maps
The public was invited to prepare and submit draft maps from December 7, 2021 through 6 p.m. on Thursday, January 27, 2022 for consideration by the City Council. Below are PDF versions of each proposed map submitted including the demographics of each district.
The most detailed way to view each draft map is using the interactive review map. Click here to view the interactive map and zoom in and out to see the map details.
Documents sorted by SEQ in Ascending Order within category
City Council Redistricting Hearings